Microsoft hired investigators and put in updated systems to uncover violations of internal policy after Daniel Feussner, a former Microsoft manager, was fired and arrested in December 2002 for allegedly funding a lavish lifestyle by selling discounted software for personal profit. Feussner later died in a local hospital.

Was that the one that drank antifreeze? I read one of them did that and killed himself to avoid jail time.

Microsoft hired investigators and put in updated systems to uncover violations of internal policy after Daniel Feussner, a former Microsoft manager, was fired and arrested in December 2002 for allegedly funding a lavish lifestyle by selling discounted software for personal profit. Feussner later died in a local hospital.

Indeed, though I must admit I'm a bit surprised at news.com carrying security notices from MS as news. The only people who wouldn't have heard the news would be those who don't run windows update and don't subscribe to the security newsletter. in other words those who aren't interested in the subject matter.